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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-19
A CRUEL REVENGE.
A, Young Girl Abducted and Possibly Muir
dered to Atone Supposed Wrong.

CHICAGO, Aug. 18.-Adeline Hardy, the pret
ty sixteenyear daughter of contractor Dex-
ter Hardy. of Seminary avenue, Lakeview, has
bsen missing since last evening. Charles p.
Pitcher, aged twenty-five. who has served a
term in the military prison at FL Leavenworth
FOR desertion from the army, was in her
company, and he also can not be found. She
had been warned by her parents to have nothing
to do with him, but the indications that
Pitcher and the girl fed secretly together 20
Kansas City. The motive assigned for the
elopement is a desire Pitchers part for re-
venge against Mr. Hardy. who. three years ago,
disclosed his whereabouts United States
marshal in search of deserters
Further deveiopements show that the girl
may have been murdered Pitcher heard
to say. two weeks ago. that he would have
Addie Hardy if he had to steal her. Mrs. Hess,
of 898 Clibourne avenue, says she a vehicle
containing two men and woman, about
o'clock this morning, going rapidly in the direc-
tion of the Northwestern tracks. She heard the
woman say don't kill me-" and thought she
heard gurgling sounds as if some was being
choked. Fifteen minutes later the same vehicle
returned. containing only two men. The screams
of a woman were heard in the same vicinity by
other parties. The Lake View police have
searched all day, but find no trace of the miss
Ing girl.
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Busiuess Embarrassrnen

New YORK. Aug. 1S-A receiver has been ap-
pointed for the Howard Rubber Company, OF
Norwich and Colchester, Conn. The news surprises
the trade here. the concern was regarded as
sound. The assets are supposed to be about
$3.50. GOO. and the liabilities about $400. 900. The
company belonged to the combination. The
cause of its trouble is not learned.
CHICAGO. Aug. 18.~-The jeweiry firm of n
Matson & Co., corner State and Monroe streets
one OF the Oldest and best known in the city,
failed this afternoon for $40. 900. Their prnci-
pal creditors are the First National Bank, Of
Chicago; the Garfield National Bank, of New
York city; the Gorham Manufacturing Company
and f. 5. Holorook. Confessions of juG gment
in favor of each were entered this afternoon.
The First National of Chicago is credited with
$25. $50; the Garfield Bank of New York City is
owed $25, O35 Matson q Co. owed the Gorham
Manufacturing Company S37.255. They were
indebted to T.. 3 Holbrook $50 204.
Up TO o'clock additional confessions of
judgment had been taken. Edward Forman,
who has been with the establishments for years
was appointed receiver. When seen at the
store Mr.. Forman said: "All there is to til a
matter is simply this: Owing to the death of
Mr. Matson it was found necessary to close uu
the affairs of the house, none of the family
cared to conduct the business. This method
was adopted in order to do so without sacrifice
and to the satisfaction OF all concerned The
business will be continued under my supervis-
ion; we shall know what the assets by Satur-
day night think we are in excellent shape"
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The Bridge Didn't Bnrn-Facts Suppressed.
bloomington tIIl.) Special.
The Rev. DR.. Adams. Of Bloomington, Ill,
president of the Illinois Wesleyan University,
who is familiar with the scene Of the Chats
worth disaster. said in an interview here to-day:
"The dispatches sent from Chatsworth
strikingly untrue In the first place. the bridge
never burned. The only fire there a slight
blaze which had its origin in the firebox Of the
burning grass are all false. Illinois is parched
all over, and every blade of grass in the State is
as dry as powders horn and would burn like
tnder. Therefore, fire originating
IN the grass two hours before
the train met its doom would
have consumed large portion of the country
before the train was due. The double header
was the cause OF the accident Two huge en-
gines drawing sixteen heavily loaded coaches
could not be upheld by bridge of the nature of
the one which gave way. The bridge as stated
IS or wood, not quite forty feet IN length 1t
runs over a mere ravne, in the center of which
brook. now quite dry, winds its way The fact
of the matter is the press dispatches the
laughing stock of all Bloomington, especially
regards the fire. The railroad company has care
fully seen that no dispatches were sent out which
should throw discredit upon their management
and yet to this very cause the accident due.
No one denies that thieves profted By the acc-
dent. but the theory that they fred the bridge is
easily refuted.n
DR.. Adams says that the officials of the COM
pany have held back the truth and that the rail
road company is responsible for the non dscov-
cry of the missing bodies: because they wished
TO avoid paying damages. The Doctor said the
impression obtained that the witnesses before
the coroners jury were bribed.
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PRINCE FERDINAND.


A Change of Tone That Bodies No Good for
the Ambition of Bulgaria's Ruler.
Special to the indianapolis journal
LONDON Aug. 1S.-The course of absolutsm
pursued by Prince Ferdinand since his arrival
in Bulgaria has aroused a majority of the Euro
peon newspapers to declare that he has under
taken an adventure that has fagrantly violated
the treaty of Berlin and outraged public rights.
The almost unanimous attitude of the infiuen-
tial press of the continent is of very recent
origin, and the fact that many of the papers
holding these views semi-oficial organs and
their articles probably inspired, augurs i'll for
the continuance of Prince Ferdinand s career
a ruler. The unchanged attitude of the German
press is due not nearly so much to Russian in
fluence TO a realization of the incontestabe
justice OF the Cars claim.
The Journal de ct Petersburg says the view
taken by the Berlin North German Gazette of
Prince Ferdnands manifest is clear and cor
rect, and declares the procal, alton to be
Bulgarians to evade all their engagen.auts.
Prince Ferdinand, 1t says, appears To have real
lied that his rupture with public rights is COM
plete, and continues precipitately and blndly in
his path OF adventure.
The Moscow Gazette urges the Russian gov
ernment to act with vigor in regard to Bulgaria
The occupation of Bulgaria is needless, yet,
it gays, but Turkey should be held responsible
for the violation of the Berlin treaty. and threat
ened with the occupation of Trsbizonde and Err
zerom unless order be restored to Bulgaria. saaa
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ANOTHER FISHERY QUESTION.

A Three-Cornered Fight in Which the
Coreans Came Out Ahead
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 1S-Advices by the
steamer City of New Y ork from China and Japan
state that some Japanese, who had obtained
permission from the Coreau government. started
fishing for awabi shell fish, much valued in
Japan, in various parts of the coast OF the Quell
port islands. The Chinese, who had
got a friendly "tip" about the enter
prise of the Japanese. arrived upon the
fishing ground of Quellport and comm enced op-
erations The Japanese pointed out to them
that they had legal right there. Remon-
strances were in vain. however, and from words
they went on to blows, and at last got into
deadly strife the sea-shore. The Coreans.
with view of putting stop to the fracas and
slaughter. came down in large numbers to
urge the combatants to return to
their ships but the Chinese set
upon the Corean's furiously. and the latter, in
their own defense, engaged in strife with the
invaders Many Coreans and Chinese and
Japanese slaughtered, but the Coreans
won and those who were left of the Chinese aud
Japanese took to their ships and sailed away.
The matter will probably lead to serious in
ternational complications between the three
Oriental kingdoms.
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nrilwaukee,s striking Cooners

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 19.-Consderable stir has
been created among the members of the Brew
ers' Union, formerly Gambrinus Assembly of
Knights Of Labor, by the statements made by
some of the cooper bosses whose employees
involved in the coopers' strike. The bosses
passed resolutions stating that the tight barrel
cooperage business had been ruined by the
strike, and that the brewing companies had
been unable to secure n supply of kegs in this
city they were buying elsewhere. The membe
of the Brewers Union Immediately investigated
the matter. AS the union stands pledged not to
handle kegs from outside, if the statements were
found TO be true, over 1000 men would stop
work. At the Schltz brewery it was learned
that that firm had not bought keg out
side of Milwaukee. and at the Best ard Blatz
breweries the same condition of things was
ported. The striking coopers held a meeting
this morning. but declined to make their pro-
ceedines public further than to state that they
knew the statements of the bosses to be false,
and only made for the purpose of stirring up
feeling against the strikers.
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The Ungrateful Cleveland.

NEW YORK, Aug. 18.-The World says I'VE
have received letter from distinguished DEM
lowing proposition: Would it not be a good idea
TO hold conference of anti-Cleveland Demo-
cratic editors in New York, say time in
Septem ber nextl / will cheerfully unite in sign
ing call for the same. and will agree 10 attend
and bring others. / think such a gathering,
which can easily - made large and influential
would be beneficial Please let me hear from
you this proposition We must decline So
far President Cleveland is concerned, we
would not walk across the street to prevent his
denomination. IL the privilege were offered to
of naming the next Presidential candidate of
the Democratic party, we should decline the
responsibility. Our idea of the function of
an editor is that he should be entirely free and
independent to criticise politicians candidates
and ofice-holders of all parties and all factions.
He should have nothing to do with any set of
selfish politicians this term. next term. or any
term And all Presidents but politicians
only a little more selfish, more conceited, and
more ungrateful than the rest
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STEVENSON TOMBSTONE
81 East Washindton St
LABOR INTERESTS.
The Trouble on the Mexican Central Railway
Collapse of the Strike.

The Trouble on the Mexican Central Railway
Collapse of the Strike
City OF MEXICO. Aug 18.-The strike on the
Mexican Central railroad seriously interferes
with the running of trains. about fifty engineers
having left their locomotives, with their fire.
men. The officials of the road are hiring all the
competent men that can be found. Freight
will be kept back from the United States until
freight engines can be manned. 4. reported
that some of the strikers regard the move
Inent bad blunder, and the question is be-
ginning to be asked if Suter, who issued the
der for the strike. chief of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers for Mexico did not usurp
authority belonging only to Chief Arthur. The
officials Of the company say that the cause of the
strike frivolous and that they cannot give
in an inch, having already acceeded TO all
reasonable demands. Public opinion does not
sustain the strikers.
Ell PAso. Tex, Aug. 1S.-News has been
ceived here from the City of Mexico of the col
lapse of the strike on that end of the Mexican
National railroad. Passenger trains run
ming regularly between Mexico and Colera, and
bassassa has been resumed.
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OBITUARY.
Rev. DIR. Daniel Curry, Prominent Minister
of the Methodist Church.

Rev. DIR. Daniel Curry, Prominent Minister
of the Methodist Church.
New YORK, Aug 18-The Rev. DR.. Daniel
Curry who has been for many years one of the
most prominent members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, died yesterday at his home in
this city.
Daniel Curry graduated from Wesleyan Uni
yersity in 1887, and in 1910 and Al had charge
of an academy at Macon, Ga, but soon after
this the feeling against Aboitionists at the
South rose to such point that at the division
of the Church. in 1914, Dr. Curry, who used his
voice and pen against slavery, returned North,
and for some years his work lay in and about
New York. In 1855 he elected president of
the Indiana Asbury University. now De-
Pauw University. He held this position
for two years. He was elected to the
General Conference in 1853. and in 1860 and has
been member Of every General Conference since
that time. Doctor Curry has beer prominent as
an editor of religious periodicals. From 1864 to
1876 he was editor of the Christian Advocate
ard was for some time editor of The Methodist
OF the National Repository from the first publi-
cation in 1877 till about $780, and at the time of
his death he was editor of the Methodist Maga-
zine
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-19
A NARROW ESCAPE.
An Attempt to Wreck Passenger Train on
the Galena Division of the Northwestern.

the Galena Division of the Northwestern.
CHICAGO, Aug. ia diabolical attempt was
made to wreck a train on the Galena division of
the Northwestern railroad. last evening, near
Belvidere which happily proved abortive.
owing to the nature of the road at that point.
The following account of the event given to
a reporter by passenger: '"rhe affair occurred
as we wore coming east from Freeport, and
about two miles on the other side of Belvidere,
lust at the edge of small culvert. the treatle
work of which was about fifteen feet long and
the ditch eight feet deep. Somebody placed
large stone on the track. and wedged it in be-
tween the ties. The stone was evidently placed
there with design. as there are no stones any
whore along the track in that neIghborhood, and
it wedged in tightly between the ties
Some persons living in the vicinity hearing the
noise of the hammering on the road, went out TO
what was the matter. They heard the
parties running away, and say there were at
least two, and probably three of them. Just
about that time the train came along. We were
running at the rate of about thirty eight miles
hour, and the engine struck the obstacle and
broke the cowcatcher; the engine rose from the
track, the engineer said. at least a foot, but
suppose it would be safer to say three four
inches. Fortunately it fell back the rails
again, as the road was quite straight at that
point. Had there been curve there we would
inevitably have been ditched. The train
stopped and the train hands got
out and found the stcne shattered
were big as your fist, and some as large as
your head. They were picked up in all drec
tions, and some of them had gone clear through
the fence at the side of the track. breaking it at
several places. The largest piece of the stone
found still wedged in between the ties
where it had originally been placed. The parties
who heard the hammering came up and reported
the facts. and how they had heard the parties
running away. The train was composed of three
cars-a baggage car. a smoker and one passenger
coach. There were fifty passengers on board
The train left FreaDOrt at z O'clock. and reached
Rock port about 8. It was about $50 when the
accident occurred. The only damage done was
the breaking of the cowcatcher and bolt on
the engine. There delay of only about
mir
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The INQUIRY ar peoria

PEORIA. ILL.,, Aug. 1s-The State Board of
Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners contin-
ued its investigation of the Chatsworth disaster
here TO day and examined large number of ad-
dtional witnesses to details OF the accident
David @. Sutherland. engineer of first engine,
wds recalled His testimony substantially
the same as the story he has told before. The
fire was of such nature that at distance of
300 feet he was not fully satisfied the
bridge was burning. He did not believe it
could have been much further
of. from his direction. His engine first be-
cause IT was not equipped with air brake
while McCintocks engine was. His engine was
put on because of it's strength. When he saw
the bridge was in embers, he shut off steam
merely as a natural movement" I" At the bridge
the engine failed to sink down. He felt a shock
and opened the throttle clear out. He did not
give any signal, probably because he twas
paralyzed". On a down grade going at she rate
of forty miles an hour, the witness did not be-
lieve that the train could have been stopped in
side of quarter of mile. even if the air brakes
were applied IN full force and the
engines reversed. Mrs MeClintock widow
of the dead engineer, testified that
her husband remarked to her that
he wished he did not have to 60 out; he did not
like TO have another man ahead Of him. He
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-19
THE WASHINGTON ACCIDENT.
Verdict of the Coroner's Jury-The Story
Told by the Injured Trainmen.

Verdict of the Coroner's Jury-The Story
Told by the Injured Trainmen.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.-Coroner Patterson
began inquest to-day into the cause of the
death of the engineer killed yesterday morning
in the accident on the Baltimore & Ohio "Y.m
The testimony thus far taken shows that the en-
gineer did all in his power to stop the train.
When he found that the air-brakes had failed he
signaled for the ordinary brakes and applied the
extra steam brake on the engine which is used
in emergencies. The locomotive wheels were
sliding when the train approached the ''Y, and
the brakes on the coaches set solid against the
wheels. All the train hands, including the por-
tsrs of the sleepers. were the platforms, try
ing to stop tie train. but the time was too short
for the hand brakes to act effectively.
After further testimony the jury returned
verdic. that the deceased came to his death
from injuries received in accident to the
express train of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
due in this city at 6:30 A. NJ The jury believe
that this accident and others that have occurred
at this point is due to the very great rapidity of
speed with which trains habltually enter the
city, and especially in rounding this curve.
which the company must know to be a danger
Gus point"
The injured are doing well and are on the way
Fireman James W. Smith, who lies at Provi-
dsace Hospital in a badly injured condition, has
made the following statement regarding the ac-
- lent at the ..Ysyesterday: 1.-THE train reached
Queenstown, one mile and half from Wash
ington all right The air brakes tested
and worked without any apparent trouble. We
left Queenstown about ten minutes late, and
think that my engineer tried to make up the
lost time. AS soon we got under headway
noticed the train take sudden jump and then
begin to make fast time. The engineer
called to that the air brakes would not work,
and could tell by his face that he was troubled
about 1t. He again told me that he could not
stop the train nor even slow up, and told him
/ would try and work the hand brakes. l sue
ceeded in getting one brake to work and started
to try another, but the rate of speed of the train
kept me from walking over the car. The speed
of the train made a regular hurricane on the top
of the l could not hold my feet. 1
compelled to almost hug the brake to keep my
position the train. | could not even jump
off, so fast was the train going. The engineer
stood at his post, doing his best to sacken the
train. I saw the engine leave the track before
I was thrown to the ground. It seemed that
the train was going nearly sixty miles an hour
It completely unmanageable It was run
away train. l never went SO fast in my life"
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THE RAILS SPREAD.

Passenger Wreck on the Cleveland & Pitts
burg-One Man Killed and Several Injured.
PITTsBURG, Aug. 18.-About o'clock this
morning the through express train, which left
Chicago at 3l5 yesterday afternoon over the
Fort Wayne 81 Chicago railway, vas wrecked at
Bsyard, O.. on the Pittsburg & Cleveland road,
about eighty one miles west of Pittsburg. When
the train reached Alliance, o., it found
that the Fort Wayne road was obstructed by
freight wreck some miles east of Alliance, and
the train was ordered around by the Cleveland
g. Pittsburg road. The train was made up of
three baggage and express cars, one smoker. one
passenger coach, two Chicago sleepers. and
Toledo sleeping car called the Topic. which
attached to the rear of the train. After leaving
Alliance the train proceeding at the
rate of thirty miles hour. AS it
swung around a sharp curve, near Bay
ard, the rails spread and the Toledo sleep
was derailed falling its side. The two
Chicago sleepers also jumped the track, but after
running nearly three hundred yeards were pulled
on again and escaped injury. When the crash
came the porter, o. Warner, ran for the forward
platform and jumped. but got off on the wrong
side Of the and when it fell over its side
was buried under it. Fortunately there were
only three passengers and the fagman the
sleeper, and in the meantime they were being
tossed about the like balls, and all seri
ously hurt. When the train stopped the pas
sengers and tranmen rushed back to ascertain
what damage had been done. The injured were
speedily removed from the car, but no trace of
the porter could be found It not until nearly
an hour afterwards that hand was
jecting beyond the wreck of the sleeper Work
was Immediately commenced and the crushed
and mangled body found The casualties
were:
Warner. colored porter, Pittsburg, Pa,
crushed to death.
j. L. Maloney, Detroit. badly cut about face,
head and breast, believed to be fatally injured
w. II. Denniston, Pittsburg, badly cut and
bruised; very weak. but will probably
Geo. =. Lawson, Washington, d. c., badly
cut about the head, neck and breast; viii re-
w. A. Mccoy, Pittsburg, bruised and injur ed
internally; very serious.
The passengers in the other sleepers were bad
sly shaken up. but received serious injuries
The injured taken to a hotel at Bayard
and placed in the of the companys phys-
clans. and the train came to Pittsburg. arriy-
ing three hours late.
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GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.

A Letter Throwing Discredit Upon the
Rumor Announcing the Death of Stanley.
LONDON, Aug. 18.-A private letter received
from St Paul de Loanda to-day ascribes the
rumors of Stanley's death to the desire of the
natives in certain parts of Africa through which
he is travelling put him out of the way,
rather than to any certainty that they have
accomplished their wish. portion of the
nativ es are extremely hostile TO strangers. and
especially detest explorers. who they claim,
overoearing and cruel, and at the best are
merely the forerunners of more powerful body
of white men whose object IS the seizure of land
and determination of the natives. The stories
of Stanev's massacre, the letter says, are i'm
possible of belief, for variety of reasons, any
of which is sufficient to divest the reports OF
1iah